Friendly League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerardo Lordi started the match with the kick off. Bogdan Stelea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witomir Pisarczyk in the 5th minute. Östen Lund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Witomir Pisarczyk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bogdan Stelea. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Gerardo Lordi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Stelea. FC Kenglo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerardo Lordi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bogdan Stelea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witomir Pisarczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Stelea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, FC Kenglo's Bogdan Stelea got control of the ball when Gerardo Lordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th play minute Gerardo Lordi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bogdan Stelea. 3-0. In the 33rd minute of the match, Andréas Hasselqvist tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bogdan Stelea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Santa Margarita were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after FC Kenglo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eduardo De Francesco took the corner. The corner ended in Eduardo De Francesco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kenglo's Bogdan Stelea did a great save. Emil Bergvall hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 41st minute of play forced FC Kenglo's goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Kenglo were furious when Sven-Åke Klemensson was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 42nd minute, one of FC Kenglo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Kenglo. Bogdan Stelea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerardo Lordi went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Feng Yuan was the one to do the kick off. Bogdan Stelea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witomir Pisarczyk in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Gerardo Lordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Stelea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 played minutes FC Kenglo got a freekick which was hit by Batuhan Öztürk. Bogdan Stelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witomir Pisarczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Witomir Pisarczyk in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Stelea saved FC Kenglo from getting behind. After 61 minutes, Witomir Pisarczyk made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Kenglo's Bogdan Stelea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bogdan Stelea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witomir Pisarczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kenglo's Bogdan Stelea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute Gerardo Lordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Stelea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feng Yuan's late challenge caught a Santa Margarita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feng Yuan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Kenglo's Feng Yuan got a free kick in the 67th minute. Bogdan Stelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the FC Kenglo defense, Witomir Pisarczyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Stelea. The FC Kenglo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Stelea should have stopped the shot. Santa Margarita's Wendell Davids was substituted for Witomir Pisarczyk. Santa Margarita made a substitution. Klaus Mohammadi replaced Enzo Peruxu. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Mauro Icardi put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bogdan Stelea. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kenglo's zone, Mauro Icardi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Stelea came out of the goal and Mauro Icardi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 86 minutes, Karl-Oskar Snäll mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kenglo and the Santa Margarita players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 86 played minutes FC Kenglo got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Oskar Snäll. 89 minutes into the match, Mauro Icardi notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of FC Kenglo's Bogdan Stelea. Bogdan Stelea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karl-Oskar Snäll kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Santa Margarita's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.